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Farming & the land, 1905

6,278 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 250

Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 9

Auctions were continued to-day (Wednesday) in the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when catalogues were submitted by the undermentioned brokers. Offerings and sales were as follow:…

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Our Products. Wheat Cargoes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 6

Wheat vessels are getting prompt despatch from Sydney. Two cleared at the Customs yesterday, and they will probably sail within a couple of days. One, the barque Marjory Glen,…

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Irrigation Conference To Assist the Pastoral Industry

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 7

The conference of country delegates on the question of irrigation and water conservation continued its sittings in St. James's Hall, Phillip-street, yesterday afternoon, Mr…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 7

The first series of wool sales this year opened to-day. The market was strong, and there was an advance of from par to 5 per cent…

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Estimate of Victorian Wheat Yield. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

The agricultural editor of the "Australasian" estimates the Victorian wheat yield at 18,241,950 bushels, from an area of 2,240,000 acres, the average being 8.14 bushels to the…

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London Wool Sales. First Series of the Year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The first series of London-colonial wool sales for the current year opened to-day. A strong market prevailed, prices showing from par to…

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The Wheat Supply. London Wednesday, 6.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 1

The "visible" wheat supply is estimated at 58,338,000 bushels…

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The Butter Commission. Messrs. Sinclair and Fairbairn's Evidence. Indignation Meeting at Berry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 6

BERRY, Wednesday.--A large and representative meeting of farmers assembled in the School of Arts-hall this afternoon, in response to the invitation of tho Woodbill Co-operative Dairy…

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Complaint by Seventh Day Adventist. What the Farmer Missed

Evening News · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

Joseph Gale, a Seventh Day Adventist, asked Mr. Smithers, S.M., at Newtown Police Court to order William Todd, of Meadowbank, farmer, and manager of a sheep dip company…

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On the Land. Farm and Station. Extremes in Closer Settlement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

It would seem that there are two extremes in closer settlement, as in most other large propositions. Towards the end of last century New South Wales indulged in one extreme,…

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The Crops

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 4

BELLINGER HEADS.—Maize crops and grass have been greatly benefited by the rain, and the prospect of a good maize return is assured…

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Back to the Country. the Rural Movement in America. What Science Is Doing for the Farmer

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 8

An American writer, Mr. Richard Lloyd Jones, contributes a very suggestive article to a recent number of "Collier's" on "The Farm Worker-- an estimate of the significance of his labors and…

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The Dairying Industry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 6

BALLINA, Wednesday.--The Ballina Creamery manufactured 52 tons of butter last month. The pay for the month amounted to £4040…

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Sheep and Wool Sydney Wool Sales. Values Rule Firm

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

As stated in our last issue, the dispute between the shippers and wool buyers came to an end on Monday afternoon, allowing of sales to be…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 5

On Wednesday l.268 tat cattle were varded. including 380 from Xew south Wales. Prime pens bullocks, £1O to £11 5s; extra, £12 to £13 5s; good. £8 [?]s to £9 tos; good light namely…

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Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 5

5,6oo yarded. The demand was stroager, and values were higher for meriaos. and others were [?]rmer. Graziers aurchased 1,200. Qnetat tons: Prime trerino wothers, to 19s: lucerne fed. 22s…

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"Wool Gathering."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

A lad named Reuben Kable, ten years of age, was charged at the Blayney Police Court yesterday with stealing £26 worth of wool at Newbridge, the property of a person unknown…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 9

The concluding auctions of the week were brought to a close to-day, Thursday, in the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when catalogues were submitted by the undermentioned brokers. Offerings…

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Record Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 4

In commenting on the result of Tuesday's wool sales in Wednesday's issue of "The Daily Telegraph," the opinion was ventured that the sales were "probably the largest ever held in…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 9

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following telegram from their London house in reference to Wool sales, dated l7th in[?] The second series of Home Wool sale opened…

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